Elementary School Teacher of the Year is Julie Sager of Tabb Elementary, Middle School Teacher of the Year is Victoria Corlett of Yorktown Middle and High School Teacher of the Year is Mark Wilson of Bruton High. Wilson is also the York County School Division Teacher of the Year 2004 and will represent York County in the Virginia State Teacher of the Year 2004 competition.

* These Queens Lake Middle School band students participated in the District VIII Solo & Ensemble Festival held at Grafton Middle School April 12 and received these rating for their solo performances:

Jackson performed a grade VI music level of difficulty, the hardest graded music to play, and was selected first chair in the All-District VIII Junior Band.

* Kristin Leigh Williams, a senior at Grafton High School, received an award from the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts for placing in the top 10-percent in the Arts Recognition and Talent Search. Williams was selected from more than 6,550 applicants to the 2003 ARTS program and was among 649 award recipients nationwide. The foundation's ARTS program offers cash grants and scholarships for performing, literary and visual arts high school seniors as well as the opportunity to be named a presidential Scholar in the Arts.

* Brandon E. Randall was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa at Hampden-Sydney College, Hampden-Sydney. Randall is a junior physics major and a graduate of Bruton High School. He is the son of Edgar and Belinda Randall of Williamsburg.

* Paul Martin Gilbert of Poquoson was elected into Phi Beta Kappa at the College of William and Mary. Gilbert is a Monroe Scholar majoring in history.